[Freeda]

There is no question but that if Casey was being prosecuted for being a liar (that is, lying to her family, friends, etc -- she IS being prosecuted for lying to the police officers, and on those charges I think she has very little, if any, chance of being acquitted), she would be convicted. When I hear the things she lied about but consider them in the context of the testimony from so many about what a great and loving mother Casey was, there is a disconnect that I think may puzzle some of the jurors, also. If it does, that will probably save her from the death sentence.

The question still is, and will be when the jury is deliberating, not as to whether she lied, but as to whether she was lying to cover up a murder, versus to cover up a drowning which foolishly had been made (in order to avoid possible prosecution of her - or also George, perhaps - could that have been in his mind, depending on how the drowning had happened? - for negligent homicide, which Casey will apparently say that her father told her could happen - and, remember, he was a police detective, so she would likely have believed his opinion, if he had advised this) to appear to be a murder (by the alleged, but later shown to be fictitious, nanny who Casey initially claimed to have abducted Caylee) .

By the time Casey was arrested, all of the evidence that made it appear that Caylee had been murdered (whether she was, in fact, or not) was already in existence, so it was really too late for Casey, or anyone else, to unring that bell; so I'm thinking that she will probably say she panicked and lied because she thought that the drowning would not be believed, because of the things that had been done to try to cover it up; and, of course, in retrospect the persistent lying just made it worse, and allowed for more charges against her; and makes it even more difficult to now prove that it was an accidental drowning.

It is going to be fascinating to see what she says when she testifies.

Some info I've seen online of some people with lipreading skills said that some of the comments she was making a few days ago when she was angry before or during the breaks in her mother's testimony were statements like "hurts me ... she's here to protect him ... she's never protected me (lawyer mentions giving Cindy a chance) .. she's been given a chance for 3 years ... did nothing ... and everyone will help him ... and I can't help __(? missing word)... that hurts so bad." (Now, how accurate this info is I don't know - I didn't attempt to match the words to her inaudible speaking on the video - but some said that when they replayed the video of these statements, the words matched what she was saying). Regardless, even if these were, in fact, Casey's statements to her attorney, were they genuine (which I think fits with her apparent intended testimony of being abused) or was she 'puffing' in order to (in her mind) save face and keep her attorneys aligned with her story?

I still feel, and I think that this is some of the evidence that most favors the defense, that the fact that Casey had allowed Caylee to sleep with her and a casual (or ANY) boyfriend, as testified to by the boyfriend, plus her claim to one boyfriend, also testified to by him (at a time when she was not being accused, and in need of manufacturing such a claim) that her brother had attempted to fondle her breasts, makes me think Casey had probably been sexually abused. (And if the brother had done that, where did he learn that unnatural, between a brother and sister, behavior?) That was the only statement she made to her boyfriend about the subject, according to him, but I have read that abuse victims who have learned to repress and deny this information may only be able to reveal it in 'layers' over time - ie, telling a small part, then more parts as they become trusting of the person in whom they are confiding.

If George did sexually abuse Casey, that would make him, to me, sociopathic and capable of other wrong things. That type of relationship could also cause an unnatural reliance or willingness of Casey to go along with other direction from George.

How the sexual abuse allegations which Baez told us in his opening will be made (and it will have to come, apparently, from Casey testifying) will tie into the whole case, and (if believed by the jury) perhaps be explanative of some of Casey's lying and other conduct remains to be seen.

These are just some thoughts, hurriedly thought out - even I may not agree with them all tomorrow! It all remains to be seen. It's way too soon to make a final judgment about it all.